Details for Erioptera (Erioptera) nielseni

Name: Erioptera (Erioptera) nielseni Meijere, 1921 Publication: Tijdschr. Ent. 64: 108 (as Erioptera) Status: Recognized taxon, Synonym(s): affinis Lackschewitz, 1935. Classification: Family Limoniidae Subfamily Chioneinae Descriptive note: Type-material: Jong, 2000. Keys: Boardman, 2016 (craneflies Shropshire); Stubbs and Kramer, 2016j; Stubbs, 2021 (British craneflies) habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus male habitus female plus 7 more images of hypopygium, hypopygium, hypopygium, ovipositor, ovipositor, wing and habitat. Distribution: Austria, Belgium, Czech Rep., Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland; Russia: RUN. Note: see the manual for abbreviations: present-day Russia. Region(s): Westpalaearctic General note: Added: Ireland (Ashe et al., 1991). For Finland check Salmela, 2012b, 2012c, and citations below. For Great Britain and Ireland check Stubbs, 2021, and citations below. Removed: Italy (not confirmed by Stary and Oosterbroek, 1996). Map: Ashe et al., 2007b (Ireland); Boardman, 2007 (Shropshire) Citations on biology (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Habitat. Salmela, 2011b: 116 (a rather common inhabitant of hydrologically pristine minerotrophic fens). Habitat. Salmela, 2012d: 121 (almost exclusively present in raised bogs and mires). Finland Habitat. Salmela and Autio, 2007b: 49 (a species indicating conservation value or naturalness of wetlands; probably a true tyrphobiontic fly, living in open to semi open fens ranging from oligotrophy to eutrophy). Biology. Salmela, 2008: 10, 24, 27-29, 32, 37, 50 (49) (ecology or habitat: rich fen, mire dwelling species favouring meso-eutrophic mires, further habitat details on page 37; conservation value indicator; phenology). Habitat. Autio and Salmela, 2010: 47, 48, 50 (habitats Aland Is, abundant open mire specialist to be found from minero, oligo-mesotrophc to eutrophic habitats). Habitat. Salmela, 2012c: 11 (classified as a mire-dwelling species). Habitat. Autio et al., 2013: 1128, 1130 (species of fens and bogs, one of the species found in a study on species richness and rarity in a boreal mire). France Habitat. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57, 59 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 25, 27 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Habitat. Quindroit, 2022a: 14 (in relation to E. flavata), 17, 26 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). Habitat. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 340-341 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire region, distr) (in French). Great Britain Habitat. Boyce, 2002: 16 (review of seepage invertebrates in England, found at acid-neutral seepages; see paper for details). Habitat. Stubbs, 2003: 52, 64 (heathland valley fen (= bog); the species avoids acid mire and classifies as a poor fen species; at Thursley NNR, for instance, it is found in the Pudmore part where pH is relatively high; away from heathland, the species is associated with poor fen as a variant of high pH fen; it is clear that the larvae must be aquatic/semi-aquatic in Sphagnum etc, or very wet peat; in the evenings the males swarm low over boggy vegetation; the paper includes further details on monitoring techniques). Habitat. Boyce, 2004: 30, 74-78, 103 (shows an association with somewhat mesotrophic poor fens, often where there are rushes; larvae are thought to develop in wet peat or moss). Habitat. Boardman, 2007: 44-45 (specialist of poor fen habitat, this can occur where calcareous seepages or springs occur on acid bogs or some input from edge habitats). Habitat. Cranston and Drake, 2010: 175 (Erioptera larvae can be found in marginal situations along standing waters [no species mentioned]). Habitat. Hancock, 2011a: 2 (common around water margins, review habitat requirements, citing various sources). Habitat. Leftwich, 2011: 4 (rarity of lowland heath). Biology. Boardman, 2012b: 2 (40-50 flies were sen swarming in groups over Birch [Betula] bushes and saplings around the edge of sphagnum pools at 1.30 pm). Habitat. Stubbs, 2014c: 3 (loc(s) NW Wales; see paper for details on habitat). Habitat. Boardman, 2017: 3 (New Forest and at the edge of a bog, Hampshire). Habitat. Brighton, 2017c: 25, 33 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details). Habitat. Stubbs, 2017: 28 (Snowdonia National Park: extensive valley fens of Cors Geirch; see paper on details of extremely localised habitat). Habitat. Wolton and Field, 2021: 212 (study on the impact of cattle on the insect fauna of woodlands; Diptera were sampled from trampled and untrampled areas of wet woodland using emergence traps; see paper for details). Lithuania Habitat. Podenas, 2008: 208 (locally one of the most common species in a swamp, found flying above grass in a waterlogged mixed forest, under trees and at the dege of a small rivulet, often found together with Erioptera flavata; details about swarming). on characters and taxonomy (mainly from 2000 onward): Country not relevant Characters. Gavryushin, 2011: 109 (comparison). Lithuania Characters. Podenas, 2008: 208 (often found together with Erioptera flavata which is easily distinguished even in the field because nielseni is smaller and paler). on distribution (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. First record. Stary, 2006e: 38 (loc(s), distr). Distribution. Stary, 2009i: webpage (checklist). Denmark Distribution. Petersen and Jong, 2001b: 149 (checklist). Distribution. Salmela, 2012d: 121 (known after only a few old records, may either be critically endangered or already extinct). Estonia First record. Salmela in litt., 2003: (new for Estonia). Finland Distribution. Salmela and Autio, 2007b: 49, 54 (a threatened species due to large scale deterioration of fens, loc(s), distr). Distribution. Salmela, 2008: 10, 37, 50 (49) (loc(s), known from all Finnish ecoregions, review distr). Distribution. Autio and Salmela, 2010: 48 (loc(s) Aland Is). Distribution. Salmela, 2012b: 237 (annotated list of Finnish crane flies). Distribution. Salmela and Petrasiunas, 2014: 25 (checklist Finnish Tipulomorpha). Distribution. Salmela et al., 2015: 101 (list of localities in extensive report on malaise-trapping of insects in conservation areas in Lapland in 2012–2014) (in Finnish). France Distribution. Herbrecht et al., 2021: 57, 59 (loc(s) Loire-Atlantique (44) based on malaise-trapping with notes on habitats) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2021a: 25, 27 (loc(s), resultats de deux campagnes de piegeage dans le Pas-de-Calais (62); see paper for details on habitat). Distribution. Quindroit and Lemoine, 2022a: 36 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Hauts-de-France region). Distribution. Quindroit, 2022a: 14 (in relation to E. flavata), 17, 26 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire regoin, distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 340-341 (annotated list with information on abundancy and habitat of the Tipuloidea of the Pays de la Loire region, distr) (in French). Distribution. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: 358 (table specifying the presence in the five departments of the Pays de la Loire region). Germany Distribution. Schacht, 1999: 134 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Reusch and Oosterbroek, 2000: 157 (checklist German Bundeslander). Distribution. Schacht, 2005: 5 (checklist Bayern). Distribution. Schacht, 2010: 16 (checklist Diptera Bayern). Great Britain Distribution. Stubbs, 2003: 64 (distr in GB). Distribution. Boyce, 2004: 30, 74-78, 103 (distr). Distribution. Boardman, 2007: 44-45 (loc(s), map). Distribution. Morris, 2009: 23 (loc(s) Swansea [not mentioned in Kramer, 2009g]). Distribution. Hancock, 2011a: 1-2 (loc(s) Coll, Southern Inner Hebrides, second Scottish locality with details on first Scottish locality). Distribution. Leftwich, 2011: 4 (loc(s) Dorset). Distribution. Boardman, 2012b: 2 (loc(s) Shropshire). Distribution. Drake, 2014: 22 (loc(s) Gwynedd). Distribution. Hewitt, 2014: (provisional checklist Cumbrian Diptera). Distribution. Stubbs, 2014c: 3 (loc(s) NW Wales; see paper for details on habitat). Distribution. Boardman, 2017: 3 (New Forest and at the edge of a bog, Hampshire). Distribution. Brighton, 2017c: 25, 33 (overall regional checklist Lancashire and Cheshire (VC58, 59 and 60) with notes on habitats and/or regional occurrence and/or status; see paper for details). Distribution. Showers, 2017a: 4 (loc(s) Northamptonshire). Distribution. Stubbs, 2017: 28 (Snowdonia National Park: extensive valley fens of Cors Geirch; see paper on details of extremely localised habitat). Distribution. Boardman, 2018: 3 (loc(s) Dorset). Distribution. Kramer, 2018f: 1 (loc(s) Staffordshire) (also recorded in Stubbs, 2918a). Hungary First record. Kolcsar and Soltesz, 2018: 168 (loc(s) Somogy county). Ireland Distribution. Ashe et al., 2007b: 362, 372, 395, 402 (review Irish records, red data book status, map). Distribution. Chandler et al., 2008: 9 (checklist). Lithuania First record. Podenas, 2008: 207-208 (loc(s), distr). Netherlands Distribution. Jong and Oosterbroek, 2002b: 28 (checklist). Norway First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 107 (loc(s) Hedmark). Russia Distribution. Jakovlev et al., 2014: 309 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya). First record. Kolcsar et al., 2021b: 107 (loc(s) RUN: Kareliya). Sweden First record. Salmela, 2011b: 116 (loc(s) Dalarna, distr). Switzerland First record. Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: 3 (loc(s), distr). on flight period (mainly from 2000 onward): Czech Rep. Stary, 2006e: month(s): 8. Finland Salmela, 2008: month(s): 7-8. France Quindroit, 2022a: month(s): 5-9. Quindroit and Racine, 2025: month(s): 10. Great Britain Boardman, 2007: month(s): 7. Morris, 2009: month(s): 7. Hancock, 2011a: month(s): 6. Boardman, 2012b: month(s): 6. Drake, 2014: month(s): 7. Stubbs, 2014c: month(s): 7. Boardman, 2017: month(s): 7. Stubbs, 2017: month(s): 6. Kramer, 2018f: month(s): 6. Ireland Ashe et al., 2007b: month(s): 7. Lithuania Podenas, 2008: month(s): 7-8. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: month(s): 7. Sweden Salmela, 2011b: month(s): 7. Switzerland Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: month(s): 7. on altitude (mainly from 2000 onward): France Quindroit and Racine, 2025: altitude: 269 m. Norway Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 640 m. Russia Kolcsar et al., 2021b: altitude: 50 m. Switzerland Stary and Oosterbroek, 2008: altitude: 820 m.